Part 1: Checking In

"I think everyone in the world thinks they're either blessed or cursed. I've come to realize I'm neither. I AM a curse. Nobody that gets within ten feet of me survives. And god help you if you get up close, skin to skin, then you're really screwed." The countess hissed as she pointed at me, throwing daggers with her eyes.

I grit my teeth and took a step closer. "I'd do anything to be close to you, even if it kills me."